EP1180745A3 - Coin validation apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1180745A3
EP1180745A3 EP01306981A EP01306981A EP1180745A3 EP 1180745 A3 EP1180745 A3 EP 1180745A3 EP 01306981 A EP01306981 A EP 01306981A EP 01306981 A EP01306981 A EP 01306981A EP 1180745 A3 EP1180745 A3 EP 1180745A3
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Jervis Comfort John
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D2205/00—Coin testing devices
    • G07D2205/001—Reconfiguration of coin testing devices

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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)

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In order to enhance old coin validators intended for obsolete PROM data is stored in a non-volatile electrically programmable read only memory device mounted in a subsidiary assembly and interfaced to pins positioned in the subsidiary assembly to engage an integrated circuit socket mounted on the main circuit board so as to provide the data to the signal processor, the subsidiary assembly also having means to select whether the electronically programmable read only memory is in read mode or write mode.
Older validation units may not have the processing discrimination performance to securely recognise newer designs of coins, particularly concentric bi-metallic coins such as the GB 2 pound and the 1 & 2 Euro coins. A second circuit board is connected to receive sensor signals; from the original board. A second signal processor receives and evaluates the sensor signals and stored data representing limits of the sensor signals corresponding to one or more valid coins, to provide one or more validation signals indicative that a respective coin has been validated.
A cradle is fitted in place of an old coin validator. The cradle carries a new coin validator having a relatively small width and providing a second set of output coin validation signals. The new cradle positions the new coin validator so that coin slots and a coin return button are placed correctly in relation to the change giver and carries an interface to convert the first set of coin validation signals to the second set. Otherwise obsolete apparatus can us be rejuvenated by fitting a normally incompatible "new" coin validator.
EP01306981A 2000-08-16 2001-08-16 Coin validation apparatus Withdrawn EP1180745A3 (en)

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GB0020063 2000-08-16
GB0020063A GB0020063D0 (en) 2000-08-16 2000-08-16 Enhanced coin recognition for vending machines

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US4601380A (en) * 1981-02-11 1986-07-22 Mars Incorporated Apparatus for checking the validity of coins
GB2199978A (en) * 1987-01-16 1988-07-20 Mars Inc Coin validators
US5067604A (en) * 1988-11-14 1991-11-26 Bally Manufacturing Corporation Self teaching coin discriminator
US6039645A (en) * 1997-06-24 2000-03-21 Cummins-Allison Corp. Software loading system for a coin sorter

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4601380A (en) * 1981-02-11 1986-07-22 Mars Incorporated Apparatus for checking the validity of coins
GB2199978A (en) * 1987-01-16 1988-07-20 Mars Inc Coin validators
US5067604A (en) * 1988-11-14 1991-11-26 Bally Manufacturing Corporation Self teaching coin discriminator
US6039645A (en) * 1997-06-24 2000-03-21 Cummins-Allison Corp. Software loading system for a coin sorter

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